M&A Lateral Moves

Partner, King & Spalding · New York

Andrew Kummer joined King & Spalding as a structured finance partner in New York.

Structured Finance

Partner, King & Spalding · New York

Jonathan Ching joined King & Spalding as a structured finance partner in New York.

Structured Finance

Partner, Holland & Knight, from Goodwin Procter · Newport Beach

Jean Lee joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Corporate, M&A and Securities practice in Newport Beach, moving from Goodwin Procter.

Corporate M&A and cross-border transactionsSource →

Joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, from Gates Foundation · Seattle

Ken Miller, former Gates Foundation attorney, joined Arnold & Porter in Seattle.

Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer · Seoul

Cross-border M&A/private equity partner Chee-Kwan Kim joined Arnold & Porter's Seoul office.

Cross-border M&A/private equity

Member, Mintz Levin, from US International Trade Commission · Washington, DC

Michael Leib, former ITC senior attorney-advisor, joined Mintz Levin's IP practice as a Member.

Intellectual propertySource →

Partner, Reed Smith, from King & Spalding · Middle East

Mohammed Basama joined Reed Smith as a Partner in the Corporate Group, bringing experience in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions.

Corporate, Cross-border M&A, Private EquitySource →

Partner, Arnold & Porter · Seoul

Chee-Kwan Kim joined Arnold & Porter as a Partner in the M&A team with nearly two decades of experience in cross-border transactions.

M&A, Private EquitySource →

Partner, Paul Hastings, from A&O Shearman · London

Brad Weyland joined Paul Hastings as a Partner in the High Yield practice, bringing expertise in capital markets transactions and restructurings.

High-Yield, Capital Markets, FinanceSource →

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Debt finance lawyer Kelsey Baumberger joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group.

Debt Finance

Partner, Baker McKenzie · Palo Alto

Executive compensation specialist Jeffrey Goldman joined Baker McKenzie as partner in Palo Alto with 20+ years advising companies on compensation matters.

Executive Compensation and Employee BenefitsSource →

Partner, Jones Day · Sydney

Leading restructuring lawyer Nicholas Dunstone joined Jones Day as a partner in Sydney.

Business Restructuring & Reorganization

Partner, Orrick, from Cooley · Washington, D.C.

Obrea Poindexter joins Orrick as a Partner in the Financial Services & Fintech Advisory practice, focusing on payments and lending regulatory advice.

Financial Services & Fintech AdvisorySource →

Partner, Proskauer, from Proskauer · Boston

Emily O'Brien rejoined Proskauer as a partner in the Private Funds Group in Boston.

Private FundsSource →

Partner, Holland & Knight, from Akin Gump · Boston

Fred David joined Holland & Knight as a Partner in its Financial Services Section, advising on private credit and sponsor-backed financing.

Financial ServicesSource →

Joined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, from Simpson Thacher · New York

Angus Lennox, ex-Blackstone real estate MD, moved from Simpson Thacher to Gibson Dunn.

Real EstateSource →

Partner, Paul Hastings · London

Leon Stephenson joined Paul Hastings as partner in Fund Finance in London.

Fund FinanceSource →

Partner, Baker Hostetler · Los Angeles

Partner Christopher Raidy joined Baker Hostetler's Debt Finance team in Los Angeles.

Debt FinanceSource →

Partner, Jones Walker, from Walker Eisenbraun, LLC · Houston

David Valenti joined Jones Walker as partner with experience in securities offerings, M&A, and general corporate matters.

Corporate, securities, and transactional lawSource →

Special Counsel, Jones Walker, from Walker Eisenbraun, LLC · The Woodlands

Jill Brumberger joined Jones Walker as special counsel, bringing two decades of private equity and M&A experience.

Corporate and transactional lawSource →

Partner, Sidley, from Latham & Watkins LLP · New York

Marissa Gluck joined Sidley as partner in Global Finance practice with extensive structured finance and securitization experience.

Structured finance and securitizationSource →

Partner, Head of Texas Offices, Jones Walker, from Walker Eisenbraun, LLC · Houston

Raymond Walker joined Jones Walker as partner and head of Texas offices, bringing middle-market M&A and private equity expertise.

Mergers and acquisitions, private equitySource →

Partner, Jones Walker, from Walker Eisenbraun, LLC · Houston

Mark Eisenbraun joined Jones Walker as partner, bringing expertise in equity and debt financings and M&A transactions.

Corporate, securities, and transactional lawSource →

Partner, Dentons Link Legal · India

Timothy Franklyn joined Dentons Link Legal as a partner in its capital markets practice in India.

Capital marketsSource →

Partner, Holland & Knight, from Kirkland & Ellis · Dallas

Jessica Berkowitz joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Corporate, M&A and Securities Section in Dallas, bringing M&A and private equity experience from Kirkland & Ellis.

Mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactionsSource →

Joined Squire Patton Boggs

Congressional investigations expert Giancarlo Pellegrini joined Squire Patton Boggs to expand its investigations practice.

Congressional Investigations

Joined Ropes & Gray, from Winston & Strawn · New York

Leading life sciences partner Winston Taylor joined Ropes & Gray from Winston & Strawn.

Life sciences

Office Managing Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman, from DLA Piper · Miami

Josh Kaufman joined Katten Muchin Rosenman as office managing partner of its new Miami office after leaving DLA Piper.

Capital MarketsSource →

Partner, Paul Hastings, from Cahill Gordon & Reindel · New York

Peter Williams joined Paul Hastings as a partner in New York, strengthening its Global Finance platform with private credit expertise.

Private CreditSource →

Joined Pinsent Masons · Luxembourg

Jennifer Burr joined Pinsent Masons to strengthen its Luxembourg Investment Funds team.

Investment fundsSource →

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, from DLA Piper · London

Carl Hotton joined Sidley Austin as a partner in the M&A and Private Equity practice in London, specializing in insurance M&A and reinsurance transactions.

Insurance M&A and reinsurance transactionsSource →

Joined King & Spalding, from Winston & Strawn · New York

Ron Franklin, a fund finance leader from Winston & Strawn, joined King & Spalding in New York.

Fund Finance

Joined Paul Weiss · New York

Top bankruptcy attorney Jamie Sprayregen joined Paul Weiss.

Bankruptcy

Partner, DLA Piper · New York

Kevin O'Mara joined DLA Piper as a private equity partner in New York.

Private EquitySource →

Partner, Jones Day · New York

Tim Swearingen joined Jones Day as a partner in the Real Estate Practice in New York.

Real EstateSource →

Partner, Orrick, from McDermott Will & Schulte · London

Polly O'Brien joined Orrick as a partner in fund finance in London from McDermott Will & Schulte.

Fund FinanceSource →

Partner, Skadden · Abu Dhabi

Robert Griffin joined Skadden as a partner in the Investment Management Group in Abu Dhabi.

Investment ManagementSource →

Partner, Skadden · Washington, D.C.

Kapil Vishnu Pandit joined Skadden as a partner in the Investment Management Group in Washington, D.C.

Investment ManagementSource →

Partner, Skadden · Abu Dhabi

Skye Smith joined Skadden as a partner in the Investment Management Group in Abu Dhabi.

Investment ManagementSource →

Partner, Orrick, from Morrison & Foerster · New York

Victor Liang joined Orrick as a partner in Structured Finance in New York from Morrison & Foerster.

Structured FinanceSource →

Partner, Orrick, from Morrison & Foerster · Austin

Brittany Fox joined Orrick as a partner in Structured Finance in Austin from Morrison & Foerster.

Structured FinanceSource →

Partner, Orrick, from Mayer Brown · Charlotte

John Paul Igoe joined Orrick as a partner in fund finance in Charlotte from Mayer Brown.

Fund FinanceSource →

Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP · Miami, London, and New York

Matthew Sperry joined Pillsbury as a Family Office & Private Wealth partner, moving from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Family Office & Private WealthSource →

Partner, K & L Gates · Hong Kong

K&L Gates hires Yang Wang as Hong Kong corporate M&A partner.

Corporate M&ASource →

Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP · New York

Marc Shepsman rejoins Cahill Gordon & Reindel as Corporate Partner focusing on leveraged finance in New York.

Corporate, Leveraged FinanceSource →

Partner, K&L Gates · Hong Kong

Yang Wang joins K&L Gates as Corporate M&A Partner in Hong Kong.

Corporate M&ASource →

Partner, Wilson Sonsini, from Weil · New York

M&A Partner Sachin Kohli joined Wilson Sonsini in New York from Weil.

M&ASource →

Joined Greenberg Traurig · New York

Abigail Xu joined Greenberg Traurig's M&A practice in New York.

M&ASource →

Partner, Skadden Arps, from National Futures Association · Chicago

Derivatives attorney Tim Elliott joined Skadden as a partner in Chicago, focusing on financial services regulation and transactional counseling.

Derivatives, Financial Services RegulationSource →

Partner, Jones Day · New York

Real estate and construction partner Melissa Billig joined Jones Day as a partner in its Real Estate Practice in New York.

Real Estate and ConstructionSource →

Special Counsel, Duane Morris · London

Ben Chalkley joins Duane Morris as special counsel in London corporate practice.

CorporateSource →

Senior Associate, Duane Morris · London

Daniel Li joins Duane Morris as senior associate in London corporate practice.

CorporateSource →

Partner, Duane Morris · London

Simon Gamblin joins Duane Morris as corporate partner leading firm's corporate team in London.

CorporateSource →